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tuile
[ tweel ]
noun
- a very thin, crisp, delicate cookie typically made with egg whites and often almonds, and sometimes formed into a cylinder or curved tile-like shape.
- any crisp, thin wafer accompanying a dish or a meal, such as one made from cheese.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tuile1
First recorded in 1940–45; from French: literlly, “tile,” from Latin tēgula; tegula ( def )
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Example Sentences
The "carte tuile," or card bent lengthways, is also used for this purpose.
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